Rollins, 57, replaces Jeff House, who has become an assistant women's coach at the University of Kentucky.

Rollins has been an assistant coach with three NBA teams: Orlando, Washington and Indiana. He spent parts of two seasons as the Mystics head coach before being fired in July 2008.

A 7-foot-1-inch center from Clemson, Rollins played in the NBA from 1977 through 1995, twice earning all-defensive team honors. He was the league's leading shot blocker in 1983 and finished second in blocks four times.